Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2007-03-31 02:46
OK -- well!
Now I am a second-time doubler. ![[happy]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley12.gif)
The first gig (last Friday and Saturday) went remarkably well. On Monday night (a week ago last Monday), I came home from the first rehearsal convinced that I had made a BIG mistake in agreeing to play the Oboe/EH part for "Oliver". The instrumentation was very, um, "thin". Piano, bass, drum set, violin, trombone, trumpet, and ME. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Good news was that the violinist was one of the best I've ever heard up close and personal. Impeccable intonation, terrific tone. So, for the second rehearsal, I moved my chair over by his, and we just got this great thing going, musically. What a hoot! I have never played better in my life, and I grew so much in the process. Discovered a whole new dimension of embouchure, air, and intonation.
I've gotten oodles of compliments from folks I know who saw the show, too. My good bassoonist friend, who would not lie to me and knows how bad I can be, was impressed. Another musician for whom I have ultimate respect dropped by the pit and complimented me. (Yes, it matters to me to have folks who know the difference tell me I did a good job.)
So now, it's onward and upward to the next gig. Thank God, there is a next gig! "Romance Romance" bit the dust (not enough singers turned out to audition), but "Beauty and the Beast" has arisen in its place -- full orchestra, larger venue, more professional production. And it seems to me that this is one of the easiest scores around. But it is l-o-n-g. Anybody ever done it? Any caveats as to what I should watch out for?
Susan
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